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CTLX is THIS WEEKEND!

Mon, 07/26/2010 - 13:02 — WanderingLena

You've heard the rumors, you've seen the image, and you've heard the announcements but in case you missed it...CTLX is happening this weekend in New Haven, CT! 100 folks have already pre-registered for this great weekend because they heard that Gordon Webster and Tin Pan were our bands for Friday and Saturday night. They also heard that we were bringing in amazing DJs from all over to keep both late night rooms hopping! As if that wasn't enough, they heard that there was a cool vintage beach theme that culminates with a backyard BBQ.

26 July 2010: Blue Monday: Duke Robillard's Shoreline Swing sponsored concert

Fri, 07/23/2010 - 14:49 — WanderingLena

2010 GRAMMY NOMINEE: DUKE ROBILLARD will be playing at Mystic River Park on Monday, July 26th. Shoreline Swing is proud to co-sponsor this event so that music keeps happening even when we are on hiatus. So grab a blanket, some lawn chairs, pack some dinner, definitely some water, and come on out and dance to some great music, at a great location right in downtown Mystic on the river! There will be a large contingent of regulars staking out a prime location next to the dance space.

Duke Robillard began playing with Roomful of Blues and has since then, he has formed his own ensemble....

Larry Schulz to be Interviewed on WHVW 950AM The Swing Shift with Linda & Chester Freeman Monday, July 19 10-11am

Sat, 07/17/2010 - 11:17 — Anonymous

In the 1980s Larry and his wife, Sandra Cameron, hired Al Minns and then Frankie Manning to teach Lindy Hop at their Dance Center in Manhattan. This was the first time ever that a dance studio had hired original dancers (Whitey's Lindy Hoppers) from the Savoy Ballroom to teach lindy hop. It made for an interesting journey...and we have many questions to ask Larry about that journey and about his experience with Al Minns and Frankie Manning in those early years, when--as Frankie always says, "The only count I knew was Count Basie."

Rock n Roll Swing Dance With The Velvet Elvis Band

Sat, 07/03/2010 - 00:08 — Anonymous

Leominster Elks
Swingin Sunday's
134 North Main St.
Leominster MA 01453

July 11 2010
6:30pm Beginner Friendly Group Swing Dance Lesson
7:30pm The Velvet Elvis Band

Admission $12.

Velvet Elvis strives to capture the true detail and feel of a genuine 50's Rock and Roll show. Close your eyes and you'll feel as if you back in a simpler time...although you may not want to close them for fear of missing a few hysterical stage antics.

No Vinnie's Saturday July 3rd/Last Month

Fri, 07/02/2010 - 09:33 — Tracey

Hi Vinnie's Dancers!
I wanted to inform everyone that we will not be having a dance Saturday July 3rd due to the holiday weekend.

Also, July will be the last month for regularly held Swing classes and dances at Vinnie's Jump and Jive. We are combining our efforts with Hartford Underground in East Hartford for a stronger, more unified Swing scene in CT.

Thank you everyone who has supported Vinnie's over the years, and we look forward to seeing you out dancing soon!

Tracey Woods

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